Passion Devotion

Goddess Durga “Ya Devi Sarbabhuteshu Sakti Rupena Sanksthita Nasasteshwai Namasteshwai Namasteshwai Namo Namaha.” Today is Mahalaya.  Hindus all over the world are preparing for Navratri (Worship of nine days). In Bengalis Mahalaya means the starting of Durga Puja. Hindus believe that on this day Pitri Paksha ends and Matri Paksha starts. According to Hindu mythology Goddess Dugga comes to earth for nine days on this day.   But what is the reason for celebrating Mahalaya? Like all other Hindu mythologies, it also has a story inside. According to the Mythology, there was a demon king Mahisasura. He was bestowed by a boon that no man or God could kill him. Because of this he was gaining his powers. As his power grew, his cruelty on Earth started to increase. All Gods became scared of the powers of Mahisasura. So they pleaded to Lord Vishnu. The Hindu Trinity (Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva) came together to create a powerful entity. They combined...

Most Haunted Place Of Australia           We have many unknown secrets hidden in this world. There are many mysteries that do not have any explanation. Even the scientists could not find reasons for them. All scientific reasoning is lost in front of these mysteries. Aradale Mental Hospital             One such place is Aradale Mental Hospital of Australia. There have been 13,000 deaths in 130 years. It ranks among the top haunted places in the world.           This hospital was located in Ararat, a rural city of Australia. The original name of this hospital was “Ararat Lunatic Asylum”. This hospital was set up to accommodate the lunatics in the colony of Victoria.           The construction of this hospital began in 1864. It was designed by G. W. Vivian and John James Clark. The asylum was built as a town within a town. It had its own market, gardens, orchard...

         The Blind Village          It is said that “The eyes are the windows to the soul”. They are important in how we view the world around us. Sight and vision are important because they allow us to connect with our surroundings.                   But what if you were blind? Your world will be nothing but darkness. It is like putting a blindfold for the entire life. Visual impairments limit the person’s ability to perform.                   But will you believe me if I tell you that there is a village in Mexico where all people even the animals living in the village are blind? I know it is hard to believe but it is the truth.          Tiltepec Village         The name of this village is Tiltepec. It is c...

My New Book         "Ghost" One word is enough to make us sleepless at night. But is every ghost bad? I don't think so.         Basically, who are ghosts? To give a simple definition ghosts are the spirits of people who died. But do all the people who died are bad? It's impossible. There are good and bad people in the world. So how after dying all good people became bad?         As per my opinion there are good ghosts and bad ghosts in our world just like the humans. But nobody talk about a good ghosts.         Almost every writer write at least one book about ghost in his/her lifetime. But in all the writings you can find the ghosts haunting and killing the people. But is it so?         Do all the ghosts just scare and kill people? Basically no one knows the exact nature of ghosts. All the ideas we form about ghosts are based on the books we read or the films we see. But...

Michael Jackson-The King Of Anti-Gravity             Now a days everybody can twist and turn their bodies on the dance floor with the help of technology. But only one man made this possible without any technology. He is none other than Michael Jackson.             No matter how much we try, we can not bend our body  at 45 degree angle. If we try to bend our body at a 45 degree angle, the centre of gravity of our body change and our body become disbalance. Dennis Tomkins             The secret of Michael Jackson's anti gravity is hidden within his costumes. In 1987 he performed the anti gravity dance for the first time with the help of cables. He loved that move so much that he decided to do the move without the help of any cables. So he told his costume designer, Dennis Tomkins to make a costume so that he could perform the anti gravity dance. And that was it. Tomkins invented t...

Hey guys this is Moumita. I have launched my first book on fairy tales. Actually I am 25 but still love to read fairy tales. So I thought to write my first book about fairytales. You can check my book on Amazon.com.  The name of my book is "Tiny Tales". There are ten fairy take story like The Golden Arrow, The Wish, The Magic Mirror, The Bear Prince, Tall Tales, Teeny- The Tiny Woman, Oki Island, Twelve Brothers.  So please read my book and if you like it please do  write a review. 

Alexander The Great             This world is a place where we come for a little while. And then we leave. But our confused mind thinks that what we have today, we will have forever. Alexander the great discovered it at the end of his tremendous endeavor to conquer the world.             Before Alexander started his journey,  he went to take the blessings of a monk in Athens. His name was Diogenes. Diogenes used to live in a barrel.           When Alexander came to see Diogenes, he asked Alexander, "Who are you?" Alexander answered, "I am Alexander the great."           Diogenes said, "If you were great you wouldn't have to say so. You are not great." Then he asked Alexander, "What do you want?"           Alexander responded, "I wish to go to conquer the world."           Diogenes answered, "Nobody can con...

Eternity           Death  is the permanent cessation of all  biological functions  that sustain a living  organism . Throughout history different mythologies depict death in different ways. But in almost all of them there is a theory of heaven and hell. People believe that after death we either go to heaven, that means to God or we go to hell for the eternal torment of our sins. But our today's concern is that who will go with us when we will die.            But before knowing this let's go to a story: A King With His Four Wives                 "Long ago when the world was young, all animals lived together in peace. There was a rich king who had four wives. One day the king fell ill and the truth drawn that his life was soon to end. He thought of the beautiful life that he had led and feared being alone when he died.           ...

  Illustration of Kashchey             I started to research on Russian folklores when I was writing my blog about Baba Yaga and I fell in love with it. It has such a vast history of folklore characters. The Russian folklore characters attract me very much. Today my story is about another Russian folklore character named Kashchey.           Kashchey is considered to be a male antagonist in Russian folklore. It is said that he is immortal. The origin of his tales are unknown. But it is said that by at least the 18th century and may be earlier, Kashchey's legends had been appearing bin Slavic tales.          The origin of the tales of Kashchey is related to many historic events. It is said that Kashchey's tales are related to Polovtsian leader Khan Konchak who dated from 12th century because in the book "The Regiment of Igor" Konchak is reffered to as Koshey.         ...

Image of a SPIRIT         Are the ghosts real? Personally I love to read horror fiction. The feeling that I get watching the movies is awesome. You get goosebumps and the jump scares. But it is the world of fiction. But in real life do ghosts exist or it is our imagination?            I mostly read all the bestselling horror fictions. I heard of many people telling their story of seeing a ghost. But I never believed in ghosts until that day....       As an Indian we had a big joint family. My father's aunt used to live with us. I didn't see her as she died long before my birth.      My father's aunt loved my father a lot. She lived in a small room in our house. She had an antique glass almirah. The almirah was very beautiful. After the death of her my grandma used to stay in that room.       My father's aunt was very beautiful. I saw her in picture. We only had one picture of her...

Baba Yaga "For me, witch represents all of that repressed agency... . which constantly bubbles up to the surface in an unsettling vision of female power, female sexuality, female independence. "                                                          - Rebecca Tamas.         Rebecca Tamas                      It was a point of view of Tamas that made the whole world crazy about the mystery of the witches specially a witch of Slavic folklore "Baba Yaga" who is considered to be the first witch of Eastern European myths. I was also interested in that topic. So I started to research on Baba Yoga and found some interesting facts. I wanted to share these facts with you. So read it till the end. A Witch             What...

Lord Ganesh Holding The Shiva Linga                Today we all are celebrating the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi, birth of Lord Ganesh. So I have decided to share with you some of the mythical stories about Lord Ganesha, specifically the story of how Ganesh acquired the Atma Linga (Soul of Lord Shiva). But first of all we have to know how Lord Ganesh came to life. The Story Of The Birth Of Lord Ganesh Lord Ganesh with Shiva And Parvati             The history of birth of Lord Ganesh is to be found in the later Purānas which were composed from 600 CE onwards. The Puranic myths relate Lord Ganesh's birth with several different stories. But the most well known story of Lord Ganesh's birth is taken from the Shiva Purāna.              Once Goddess Parvati was preparing for Bath. She did not want to be disturbed. So she decided to keep someone on the gate who will guard...